Regimental number | 53 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Williamstown, South Australia |
School | Williamstown State School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Williamstown, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Florence Brown, Williamstown, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Wounded, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 30 September 1917; invalided to No 9 General Hospital, Rouen, France, thence to Birmingham, England. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | * Name given as Morgan McLaren BROWN on NAA website |
Date of death |